3. I gave the letter to Elasah and Gemariah, two men that King Zedekiah of Judah was sending to Babylon to talk with Nebuchadnezzar. In the letter, I wrote
4. that the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, had said:I had you taken from Jerusalem to Babylonia. Now I tell you
5. to settle there and build houses. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them.